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Wyndham Vacasa: Incredible value possible, good value likely, frustration guaranteed

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Wyndham Rewards points recently became far more valuable.  Maybe.  New developments initially made me extremely bullish on acquiring Wyndham points, but my investigation led...
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Exciting enhancements for Delta’s top tier elites (On my mind)

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Today we learned that Delta's regional and global upgrade certificates have become more valuable.  The biggest news: upgrade certificates can now be used on...
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New Alila property in Napa Valley accepting reservations (Cat 7 Hyatt)

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Hyatt's new Alila property in Napa Valley, California is accepting reservations as of March 15, 2021. This is a new Category 7 Hyatt, which was formerly...
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Marriott double elite nights not (yet) working as expected

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Update 3/3/21: We received word from Marriott today.  Everyone should see the correct number of elite nights within 14 days after checkout.  If not,...
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My Round the World business class adventure (planning phase)

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I have 269,000 miles set to expire soon, and there's no practical way to extend their life other than to use them to book...
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(EXPIRED) Delta flash sale to Costa Rica from 11K round trip

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An email came in from Thrifty Traveler Premium alerting me to a Delta flash sale to Liberia, Costa Rica with prices from 11K SkyMiles...
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(EXPIRED) United business class to Tel Aviv: Up to 6 seats some days (47K...

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Greg was playing with SeatSpy this morning and noticed that on many days in December and January United has at least 2 seats available...
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Mix free night certs, points, & paid nights with Hyatt Pay My Way

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Joseph Hostetler at Million Mile Secrets uncovered an amazing find: Hyatt now lets you mix paid and award nights as well as free night...
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Emirates Sweet Spot Awards: First class from 30K miles round trip

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Emirates has one of the most glamorous first class products in the sky. Some accuse it of being more flash than substance, but there...
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My top 4 dream uses for 110K Brex points

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Brex Cash is offering one of the best deals in miles & points right now.  You can sign up for a free account, with...
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(EXPIRED) Last call to lock in SeatSpy discounts (offer extended)

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Update 2/23/21: SeatSpy has temporarily extended this offer "for a few more days", but they haven't given us a specific new end date or...
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(EXPIRED) Delta Flash sale from Seattle: Hawaii for 10K RT, Cancun for 5K RT

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As reported by The Points Guy, Delta is offering a SkyMiles flash sale from Seattle to a number of sunny destinations, with fares as...
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(EXPIRED) Flash sale to Lima, Peru from 9K SkyMiles one way!

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Delta is running an unannounced flash sale to Lima, Peru. Greg stumbled on this a short while ago and we found cheap prices from Boston,...
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Delta Miles are Worth Less (On my mind)

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Time after time we learn about new Delta award devaluations.  Not long ago, you could find round-trip business class awards from the US to...

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